Painful Back? Try These At Home Solutions

When you get to a certain age, you may find that a painful back starts to give you quite a bit of grief. This is from all the wear and tear of daily life, but if you have had a very laborious job throughout your life, you might find that the aches and pains can get quite bad. Unfortunately, though, having an office-based job won’t do your back any better. In fact, some studies suggest that working at a desk each and every day could be a lot worse for your back.

Want to try and find some relief from all the aches and pains? These remedies and solutions might help you.

Painful Back Solutions

Take Up Yoga Or Pilates

It has been proven that gentle stretches can help to improve the strength and suppleness of the back. Exercise classes such as Yoga and Pilates are really good for stretching out the back and helping it become stronger. So, if you do find that you develop some form of pain in your back, it’s a good idea to sign up for one of these classes. The exercise will help strengthen it and eliminate any pain. Don’t be tempted to rest as this won’t alleviate the pain – in fact, it can weaken the back and make the pain a lot worse.

Improve Your Sleep

If you have a bad night’s sleep, you are quite likely to wake up with an achy back. So, you should always try and get plenty of sleep of a very high quality each night. It’s also worth getting a new mattress. Old ones will be quite uncomfortable to sleep on and might increase your back pain. It’s worth checking sites like Mattress-Guides to find out about the best mattress to solve back pain. For instance, memory foam mattresses will be comfortable and give your back all the support it needs during the night so that you don’t end up sleeping in an uncomfortable position.

Improve Your Posture

If you do spend your days sitting at a desk in front of your computer, you might find that trying to improve your posture makes a big difference. Try not to slump over your screen and keyboard – you should sit as straight as possible, with your back against the back of your office chair. Ideally, you should work at an ergonomic desk and sit on an ergonomic chair as these will also help to relieve any pain you might be experiencing.

Exercise

As I’ve already mentioned, you shouldn’t rest a painful back. That could make it worse. So, as well as doing some Yoga or Pilates, you should also do some exercise that is a bit more active, like walking or cycling.

Yoga can really help strengthen your core, while exercise can firm up those muscles to improve your posture. You can always be more upright when you have full sleep.Franc Ramon recently posted…Hidilyn Diaz leads UA Fitness Retreat

It’s really important to sleep well when you have back pain, speaking from experience. My doctor told me I need to start walking to help build up the muscles around my surgery site so I can say exercise is important as well. All of these are great tips.Terri Beavers recently posted…My first crush, Denny Doherty, The Mamas and The Papas

I do need a new mattress, that’s for sure. My back does sometimes hurt, but it’s not intense. My husband pulls his back muscles at times and has to use a heating pad.Amber Myers recently posted…Hey, It’s Okay

I have arthritis in my back, hips and knees. I got a new mattress, with memory foam, 2 years ago, but even that turned out that I still needed more padding so I went to Walmart yes, Walmart and got a 3″ memory foam cool breeze topper and it has been the best investment I have ever made !!! My doctor also told me years ago, to sleep on my sides with a long pillow between both legs up to the crotch, to support my back and hips.
No more back pain now after getting the topper. Get up and finally feel good every morning now for 2 years !!
I’m 65 years old and teach school and also get slot of walking in each day.

I have TERRIBLE posture and am so grateful my kids didn’t inherit my poor posture. I have to make a conscious effort to remind myself to sit up straight. I know it doesn’t bother me now but I do worry that as I get older I may suffer from back pain due to my poor posture.Tomi C recently posted…Learning YOUR Body’s Normal: The Reality of Amenorrhea

I have heard that you will be definitely helps the back. I have lower back issues so something like this could help me quite a bit. I definitely think I need to look into yoga!Jeanettte recently posted…DIY Window Cleaner & When to Replace Your Windows

I haven’t had back issues, but I do get an achy back after a long day of work and doing a lot of lifting. It’s so important to strengthen our bodies and our core.Marysa recently posted…#FLOATY Inflatable Rainbow Unicorns

THese are smart tips on soothing a sore, achy back. I have always heard that long walks can help so I always go for a walk if I’m feeling aches and pains.Jenn @ EngineerMommy recently posted…Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop 261

I do yoga and pilates and it does improve your posture, I found that out to be true based on my own experience. I recently hurt my knee running so I am stuck with pilates.Chubskulit Rose recently posted…New Year, New Beginnings, New #FamilyGoals

Alli,
Made the Chili Chilli Bang Bang and it is so good. A little on the hot side and may have to cut some of peppers out of it.
Have been having my back to hurt for some time and I just hope some exercise and moving around a bit will make a difference that I have been needing for quite some time.
Thanks for the recipe.
Becky Jones

My husband has chronic back pain. I keep reminding him to move around more so the muscles in his back would relax and the pain would ease up. He cannot do strenuous exercise so we just take him to the pool for his exercise sessions.

Wonderful solutions, Alli. A sore back is the worst! I definitely agree that an ergonomic desk and chair can help you a lot with your posture. I think that’s something that folks need to pay more attention to if they’re going to be working long hours in front of a computer.J Muller recently posted…The Best Ergonomic Mouse for 2018- Reviews and Buyer’s Guide

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